Dating a colombian guy

It all depends on the relationship, but this is where clear communication and understanding comes into extreme importance.

In the United States, I would always go out without my American boyfriend.

Although my own experience of dating in Colombia is really pretty limited (sob), I’ve canvassed friends of both sexes and have compiled a brief list of tips for him and tips for her in order to avoid heartbreak, dodge the STIs and have yourself a merry little Christmas.

A Colombian boyfriend will give you a lot of attention, show you around his city and teach you about his culture, and can be very, very romantic.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single girl in possession of a job in Colombia must be in want of a date. Ostensibly a bar for foreigners to participate in a language exchange with Colombians, and actually a great way to make friends, after about 9pm it morphs into a free-for-all speed dating service between gringos and locals.

This isn’t to say to be “juiciosa” is to be boring, but just that there are certain types of attributes and behaviors that Colombian men value in the women that they date.

That isn’t to say that they’re uninterested though.

Keep alert for eyelash batting and an ear out for high pitched giggling.

And it’s not frowned upon here the way it is back in the UK. It’s the opposite here – no matter how hard the guy tries to fight it, there’s a machista part of him that wants you to hold out and let him chase you. What would pass for light hearted banter in the UK, might well make a Colombian question his own masculinity. If you’re young, free and single in a city like Bogotá, the world is your About Harriet Marsden Alongside her university studies which focused on Latin American literature and culture, Harriet Marsden has lived and worked in Costa Rica, Bolivia and Colombia.

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